Word of the Day: CONTINGENT

Subject to chance

contingent (adj) - conditional based on circumstances; liable to occur; possible; subject to chance [kuhn-tin-juhnt]

BREAKDOWN: CON- (with) + TING- (touch) + -ENT (state of)

• a contingent is a contingent event or a delegation or representative group

• a contingency is an event that may or may not occur; a possibility; an uncertainty

• contingence is a joining or touching; contact

See also: tangential

“Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.” —W. Clement Stone